Grand Gulch (Bullet to Collins) One Car Recommendations

[Doobie]

Planning on hiking Grand Gulch this spring, but as always my backpacking friends have backed out on permits... Looking to see if anyone has any recommendations for getting from the Bullet Canyon TH to Collins Canyon TH (or visa versa). My partner and I are planning on hiking east to west, though now trying to plan without a second car. Does anyone have any experience with hitching/shuttles in the area? Or do any of you fine folks live in the area and want to help out some future hiker trash. LMK!

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[Bob]

Collins wasnt very popular years ago, hitching was spotty, had to wait for someone to come out to hopefully give a ride. It's a long way around to Bullet. May be easier to do a loop trip, cutting over the Plateau.
I'd call the BLM there ands ask, they may know.

Only one I've had in my info Ive collected ... know nothing about them.
Val's San Juan Shuttles
Bluff, Utah
(435)-669-3592

 

[b.stark]

When will you be doing this hike?

 

[ArrastraMan]

It's not the answer you're looking for but I parked at Bullet, walked to Gov TH, and found the road walk quite pleasant. I definitely wouldn't count on hitching.

 

[John Morrow]

It's not the answer you're looking for but I parked at Bullet, walked to Gov TH, and found the road walk quite pleasant. I definitely wouldn't count on hitching.

Or go up Pollys Canyon toward Govt Trail TH. Southern fork has a cattle trail. I haven't tried to enter or exit the main fork of Pollys but there must be info of its feasibility. Once on the mesa consider finding a non-crypto route to the south rim of Bullett and walk the slickrock rim. Circuitous, but I imagine you'll see many interesting things. Bullett looks to have a south fork that would need to be crossed. A Googleearth study would give you lots of answers. Personally, I love a good rim walk. Especially when GE shows slickrock providing easy avoidance of crypto. Often small washes can provide crypto free mesa crossings. Heavy grazing creates cattle trails as well.